The time has come to pull everyone away from Pokémon GO and look back to our neglected 3DS's! (If only for a few hours.)

But honestly, if you are not too sick of hearing about Pokémon by now, there is a lot going on with Pokémon this month. GO is of course very popular right now, but also the weekend of the 19-21 is the Pokémon World Championships which happens to be in San Francisco this year. I'll be there for at least one of the days, and I'd love to hang out with anyone else who happens to be going. Of course, it will be a great place to get tons of StreetPasses.

Our StreetPass meetup will be the following weekend at the usual Jack in the Box. For me, Monster Hunter Generations is in the mail and I hope we get a chance to play it!

See you on the 27th!

Be sure to bring your 3DS and any multiplayer/streetpass games you have. Popular games right now are Smash Bros.**, Mario Kart, Zelda Triforce Heroes, and Pokemon XY.

All ages are welcome! This includes young kids with their parents and of course parents (like me) who are gamers themselves. Our only guidelines are that we should be courteous to each other and especially to the restaurant staff (so that we are welcomed back!)

There is no commitment to stay for the whole time. Come down and just get your streetpasses, add a few 3DS friends, or stay the whole time and play some games with us. See you there!

** The current version of Smash Bros. is 1.1.6, so be sure to update your software. (You can see the version in the lower-right of the top title screen.)

Hey Everyone! Last month we met at the Sunvalley Mall and it was definitely an interesting experience. The atmosphere was pretty nice (and the seats were very comfy), but unfortunately there seemed to be a lot of lag while playing 3DS and DS games. Maybe it was all the cell phone signals? I dunno.

This month we'll move back to the Jack in the Box, which seems to be the sweet spot for our little group. I am always interested in hearing suggestions for new locations, so please feel free to message me with ideas.

Because of a busy summer vacation schedule, the next meetup will be in mid-July. Hopefully that gives everyone enough time to pencil it into your schedules. Who knows, I may even be playing Pokemon Go Plus by then. A guy can dream, right?

Hope you can make it!

Be sure to bring your 3DS and any multiplayer/streetpass games you have. Popular games right now are Smash Bros.**, Mario Kart, Zelda Triforce Heroes, and Pokemon XY.

All ages are welcome! This includes young kids with their parents and of course parents (like me) who are gamers themselves. Our only guidelines are that we should be courteous to each other and especially to the restaurant staff (so that we are welcomed back!)

There is no commitment to stay for the whole time. Come down and just get your streetpasses, add a few 3DS friends, or stay the whole time and play some games with us. See you there!

** The current version of Smash Bros. is 1.1.6, so be sure to update your software. (You can see the version in the lower-right of the top title screen.)

Last year we attempted to have a meetup at the Sunvalley mall, only to be banished to the Starbucks by Santa Claus. This month will make attempt #2, and hopefully Santa is hibernating now, or something. We will meet downstairs in front of the elevator/Macy's, where a variety of plush seating should await us.

I hope everyone can make it!

Be sure to bring your 3DS and any multiplayer/streetpass games you have. Popular games right now are Smash Bros.**, Mario Kart, Zelda Triforce Heroes, and Pokemon XY.

All ages are welcome! This includes young kids with their parents and of course parents (like me) who are gamers themselves. Our only guidelines are that we should be courteous to each other and especially to the restaurant staff (so that we are welcomed back!)

There is no commitment to stay for the whole time. Come down and just get your streetpasses, add a few 3DS friends, or stay the whole time and play some games with us. See you there!

** The current version of Smash Bros. is 1.1.5, so be sure to update your software. (You can see the version in the lower-right of the top title screen.)

Hey everyone! Last month we had a great mix of new and old faces, and I think everyone had a great time :) We played a mix of Zelda, Smash, Star Fox, and I even played Luigi's Mansion for a little while. Nobody ever wants to take me up on my offer to play Steel Diver. I wonder why.

I know we've played some pretty competitive Tetris DS games in the past, and I definitely want to remind people not to neglect their older DS games! In fact, I think I'll dig through my collection this month and bring some single cartridge games like Meteos and Super Mario 64. It's always fun to try something new.

As always, I hope to see you later this month!

Be sure to bring your 3DS and any multiplayer/streetpass games you have. Popular games right now are Smash Bros.**, Mario Kart, Zelda Triforce Heroes, and Pokemon XY.

All ages are welcome! This includes young kids with their parents and of course parents (like me) who are gamers themselves. Our only guidelines are that we should be courteous to each other and especially to the restaurant staff (so that we are welcomed back!)

There is no commitment to stay for the whole time. Come down and just get your streetpasses, add a few 3DS friends, or stay the whole time and play some games with us. See you there!

** The current version of Smash Bros. is 1.1.5, so be sure to update your software. (You can see the version in the lower-right of the top title screen.)

Hey everyone! Sorry for not scheduling an event in February, but I hope everyone was having a great Valentine's Day and/or Pokemon Directs.

For March's meetup, I'm moving things back to the Jack in the Box. McDonald's definitely had more room overall, but I felt like that was offset by the sheer number of screaming kids running around. Besides, Jack in the Box has curly fries.

Last month, Jesse, Cisco, and I made some good progress in Zelda Triforce heroes, by figuring out what those costumes are for. And this month I've been levelling up my Pokemon so I can maybe hope to beat Cooper one day. Wishful thinking on my part, I know.

I hope you all can make it this month! See you at the Jack in the Box!

Be sure to bring your 3DS and any multiplayer/streetpass games you have. Popular games right now are Smash Bros.**, Mario Kart, Zelda Triforce Heroes, and Pokemon XY.

All ages are welcome! This includes young kids with their parents and of course parents (like me) who are gamers themselves. Our only guidelines are that we should be courteous to each other and especially to the restaurant staff (so that we are welcomed back!)

There is no commitment to stay for the whole time. Come down and just get your streetpasses, add a few 3DS friends, or stay the whole time and play some games with us. See you there!

** The current version of Smash Bros. is 1.1.4, so be sure to update your software. (You can see the version in the lower-right of the top title screen.)

Hey everyone, it's 2016 and time for our first streetpass meetup! We finished off last year with a great potluck/tournament meetup. Thanks to everyone who came out, brought something, and made it a great 2015 wrapup!

This month we'll be back in Concord. In the interest of variety, I think we'll try out the McDonald's which is right across the street from Jack in the Box. As always, please feel free to suggest alternate dates/times/locations for future meetups.

Now I just have to make some time to clear out my Mii plaza before our meetup. Hope to see you there!

Be sure to bring your 3DS and any multiplayer/streetpass games you have. Popular games right now are Smash Bros.**, Mario Kart, Zelda Triforce Heroes, and Pokemon XY.

All ages are welcome! This includes young kids with their parents and of course parents (like me) who are gamers themselves. Our only guidelines are that we should be courteous to each other and especially to the restaurant staff (so that we are welcomed back!)

There is no commitment to stay for the whole time. Come down and just get your streetpasses, add a few 3DS friends, or stay the whole time and play some games with us. See you there!

** The current version of Smash Bros. is 1.1.3, so be sure to update your software. (You can see the version in the lower-right of the top title screen.)

I'm planning the December meetup far, far in advance because I want everyone to mark it on your calendar. We're going to try and make it our biggest and best meetup yet!

First: It's Christmas time and the end of the year, so that's already pretty special.

Second: Jace Ganuar has volunteered to host the event at his house in Martinez. This will allow us to play 3DS games as usual, but also WiiU games on his projector. I will send out his address upon request.

Third: The event will include a potluck. Bring your favorite food that you slaved over for hours in the kitchen! Or, you know, bring some Doritos. Whatever works!

Fourth: To commemorate this event, we will have a gaming tournament! The winner of this tournament will win a Gold Mario Amiibo! (The amiibo itself is in mint condition, but the box is a little banged up.) I haven't decided which game(s) will be played in the tournament, but it will probably be some mix of: Smash Bros, NES Remix, Mario Maker, Splatoon, or Nintendo Land. Other suggestions are definitely welcome.

I hope you can make it! If not, then happy holidays and hope to see you next year!

November is here and it's time for another meetup! This month, we'll be returning to the Jack in the Box on Monument Blvd. The mall meetup last month was pretty great, and maybe we will return there after Santa/Elsa return to the North Pole/Arendelle.

Don't forget to download the latest update to Smash Bros. Also, take a look at the Zelda triforce heroes demo in the eShop. If you like it, buy a copy before the next meetup!

As always, feel free to forward this invite on to your friends. Hope to see you there!

Be sure to bring your 3DS and any multiplayer/streetpass games you have. Popular games right now are Smash Bros.**, Mario Kart, Zelda Triforce Heroes, and Pokemon XY.

All ages are welcome! This includes young kids with their parents and of course parents (like me) who are gamers themselves. Our only guidelines are that we should be courteous to each other and especially to the restaurant staff (so that we are welcomed back!)

There is no commitment to stay for the whole time. Come down and just get your streetpasses, add a few 3DS friends, or stay the whole time and play some games with us. See you there!

** The current version of Smash Bros. is 1.1.2, so be sure to update your software. (You can see the version in the lower-right of the top title screen.)

Whoah. Where did September go? Sorry for taking so long to set up the next meet!

This month we are going to meet in the mall instead of Jack in the Box. A change of scenery should be good! The exact location will be downstairs in front of the elevator/Macy's. I've heard there are some comfortable chairs we could sit in.

As always, the default description of the event is below. Hope you can make it. Invite your friends!

Be sure to bring your 3DS and any multiplayer/streetpass games you have. Of course, the popular game right now is Smash Bros., but don't neglect past favorites like Animal Crossing, Monster Hunter, Mario Kart, etc.

All ages are welcome! This includes young kids with their parents and of course parents (like me) who are gamers themselves. Our only guidelines are that we should be courteous to each other and especially to the restaurant staff (so that we are welcomed back!)

There is no commitment to stay for the whole time. Come down and just get your streetpasses, add a few 3DS friends, or stay the whole time and play some games with us. See you there!

Just like the other Amiibo events, this is not an official gathering, but still a great place to get StreetPasses. The Bowser Jr. Amiibo is only available at Toys R Us. Toys R Us opens at 10am. Rumor is that there will be a good supply, but don't expect quantities to last much longer than early morning. Also, don't forget to bring your 3DS!

For this month's meetup I'm going to switch the time slightly, but keep the location the same. I'm thinking of alternating Saturdays and Sundays just in case people can make one but not the other.

Last month (July) we had a fun time playing Mario Kart 7. It's really the perfect game to play with a large group. I'm looking forward to more sessions in the future!

Here's the default blurb for all our meetups. Please let me know if you are interested in moving the time and/or location in the future. There is a lot of flexibility since we only meet once a month.

Be sure to bring your 3DS and any multiplayer/streetpass games you have. Of course, the popular game right now is Smash Bros., but don't neglect past favorites like Animal Crossing, Monster Hunter, Mario Kart, etc.

All ages are welcome! This includes young kids with their parents and of course parents (like me) who are gamers themselves. Our only guidelines are that we should be courteous to each other and especially to the restaurant staff (so that we are welcomed back!)

There is no commitment to stay for the whole time. Come down and just get your streetpasses, add a few 3DS friends, or stay the whole time and play some games with us. See you there!

Not an official gathering, but still a great place to get StreetPasses. The Dark Pit Amiibo is only available in-store at Best Buy. Best Buys are known to have long Amiibo wait lines, so get there early. Don't forget your 3DS!

We are a group of 3DS players who meet in the East Bay of the San Francisco area to play and have fun! Gatherings are generally in public locations (like fast food, parks, etc.) of the Concord area. Come join us!